I'm still walkin' and talkin'

It took me a morning of contemplation, an hour of Dr Phil, two pots of coffee, three hours of ebay, two trips to the front door to talk with the Fed Ex and then UPS man before I finally put on my exercise clothes and headed upstairs to the treadmill.
It is very cold upstairs because we have no heat up there so I bundled up in a hoody with the hood up and my mittens on, hauled up my exercise journal, both cds, my list of exercises that Kerri wrote out for me and my "before pictures."
Sure, I'm ready for this.
I started the cd and then the treadmill. I started walking. Slowly. The music, which I had picked out with a purpose, began picking up tempo so I began picking up speed. Sure, I can do this.
The songs I chose for my exercise background noise were songs that made me feel good at sometime in my life. I started out with some slow tunes such as Gillian Welch's "Miss Ohio" and Otis Redding's "I've got Dreams" sung by Oh Suzanna and then before I knew it I was walking 3 miles an hour to Bruce Springsten's "Born in the USA," Henley's "Boys of Summer" and Cheryl Crow's "Soak up the Sun." I put some Tone Chaperones on the cd because I love "Hug, Hold, Squeeze You" and it makes me think of my hubby. The cd starts slowing down again with ZZ Tops "I'm bad, I'm nationwide" and ends with a song that always reminds me of my dad--"Silver Thunderbird" by Jodi Messina. When that song ended, I was finishing up with my weight routine.
Sure, I really did this.
I'm not sure what happened, but I started concentrating on the music and before I knew it I was dance walking like a crazy fool on my treadmill. I refused to look at the time or distance, but then after awhile, I completely forgot to look because I was in my own little world or some world I hadn't been in for a long time. I had stripped off the mittens and hoody and had the fan blowing!
It wasn't until I got this terrible urge to pee (oh yea, I had TWO pots of coffee before this) that I realized I had been on the treadmill for about 45 minutes and had walked nearly 2.5 miles. I wasn't ready to be done but I HAD to pee! So I stopped the treadmill, ran to the bathroom, ran back up stairs, started the treadmill and...where did that world go I was enjoying?
I got off the treadmill after 60 minutes and 3 miles. I will probably resent this at work tomorrow!
I completed ALL of the weight exercises for my upper body that Kerri suggested although, I will admit I could not do 12 reps three times, so I settled for 10 reps two times. I know for a fact that I have disturbed my sleeping bicepts, and they are already not happy with me.
I know what you are thinking and I agree with you. I enthusiastically over-did it my first day. Will it discourage me for tomorrow? No, I'm not going anywhere near the treadmill tomorrow.
Tomorrow, I dance to a whole different group of songs. And my arms get a rest because tomorrow I work on toning the flabby muscles of my butt and tummy.
Sure, I can do this!

Hope your first day was as successful!

PS. Welcome to Microe who is going to join our team blog! Yea, a guy point of view!